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75 Easy Spruce-Ups Under $75

Upgrade your home and yard in a weekend with simple, stylish, and wallet-friendly DIY improvements— most of which can be done in less than an hour

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A step-by-step guide to illuminating a walkway

How to Put in Landscape Lighting

Rip out and revamp this elaborate molding

How to Install A Mantel

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It's that time again! Enter for your shot at the Grand Prize of $500 and ThisOldHouse.com fame

Enter the TOH Pumpkin Carving Contest

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Every month, Ask This Old House and The Home Depot will present a practical home improvement project—from...

DIY Smarts

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Jamestown Net-Zero House

Kapex Miter Saw FESTOOL

Pro tips for using the Domino Joining System, HK 55 Carpentry Saw, Kapex Sliding Compound Miter Saw, Carvex Jigsaw,...

Tool School, brought to you by FESTOOL

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Take a sneak peek at the upcoming season of the show with our always-on livestreams from the new job sites

TOH Project Webcams

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Fans Celebrate with the Crew at a TOH TV Wrap Party

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New Ways to Watch TOH and AskTOH

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You've got to see this! A few lucky guests got to take part in the ultimate This Old House fan experience

Insiders Go Behind the Scenes in Brookline

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Select seasons of This Old House and Ask This Old House are now available on iTunes. Check it out

This Old House on iTunes

Season 40 TOH Cast and Crew including Mauro, Jenn, and more

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Doug and Casey Hinkle of Ohio wowed the judges with their kitchen renovation

Competition was intense, but these TOH Insiders' projects were recognized as the best of the best

See the Winners of the Tommy Awards

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Centriq is on a mission to radically simplify your life as a homeowner. Learn how

Centriq | The Ultimate Mobile App for Home Organization, Repair and Maintenance

Front Exterior TOH 2018 Idea House

We were so excited to unveil our Idea House in Narragansett, Rhode Island! Learn more about special custom...

Have a Look Inside the 2018 Idea House

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Find the zone for your town to determine what plants will flourish in your yard.

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

A Letter from Roger Cook

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Now you can purchase the project plans featured in full episodes of The New Yankee Workshop

The New Yankee Workshop | Get Norm's Building Plans

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Givz, available as an app and a website, allows you to easily donate to your favorite charities. This is how you can...

An App That Helps You Support Generation NEXT and Young Tradespeople

Generation Next scholarship recipients

We proudly support the mikeroweWORKS Foundation through our Generation Next campaign. Together, we're...

Generation NEXT

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Create your own color schemes for images from your favorite magazine. Download and print these ...

Exclusive Coloring Pages

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Inspirational home and yard transformations from TOH fans just like you!

Reader Remodels

A new digital media enterprise to deliver branded home-related content, tools, and advertising solutions across the...

This Old House Real Estate Network

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In a new partnership, TOH joins forces with The House Designers to bring you amazing home-building plans. Check it...

NEW! Get TOH-Approved House Plans

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It was an honor to work alongside this wonderful young man and such a tragedy to lose him. Austin will always be a...

Austin Wilson: In Memoriam

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It's still warm enough to make some major upgrades! Button up your house for the cold season with these fall home...

Fall Upkeep

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Planning a kitchen, bath, bedroom, or deck project? These calculators will help you design the space you want at a...

EXCLUSIVE! Remodel Calculators

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Tom Silva’s tips for preventing condensation in areas that need proper ventilation

Preventing Mold and Rot in a Crawl Space

Richard Trethewey demonstrates the advantages of mounting a sink rim under a countertop

Richard Trethewey explains why an undermount sink can only be mounted underneath a solid surface countertop

Countertops for Undermount Sinks

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Tom Silva argues the merits of spades, augers, and hole saws

How to Use Bits and Hole Saws

Roger Cook checks the top of a newly installed stone wall

Roger Cook comments on building a stone retaining wall that requires little maintenance

How to Build a Retaining Wall that Lasts

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Show winter illnesses the door by keeping the house as germ-free as can be. This Old House has some time-honored tips...

How to Flu-Proof Your Home

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Get this look with a little help from Target and Target.com

Guest-Ready Home | Thanksgiving Tablescape

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Step up your home’s December decorations by stealing an idea or two from Christmases past. In addition to boasting...

Historical Holiday House Tours

Richard Trethewey takes Kevin O’Connor inside a dishwasher to explain each cycle

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey takes host Kevin O’Connor inside a dishwasher to...

Understanding the Cycles of a Dishwasher

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Check out the competition before you enter for yourself

See All 2018 Pumpkin Carving Contest Entries

Tom Silva performs fall house inspection on East Boston project house

Fall is the time to give your house its annual physical—before winter's harsh weather sets in

How to Give Your House a Yearly DIY Inspection

Roger Cook and Kevin O'Connor winterize shrubs

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares his secrets for helping shrubs survive...

How to Winterize Shrubs

cabin style bedroom

Anchored by sporty, utilitarian accessories and earth tones, this cozy retreat recalls a rustic yet sophisticated...

How to Create a Cabin-Style Bedroom

toh master carpenter Norm Abram reaching up to fix a sliding door rail in the doorway above his head

Mitered joints, making face-grain wood plugs, cutting baseboards for contours, adding shelves, door casings, and more

Norm's Best Tricks of the Trade

Keeping your home warm doesn't come at a high price, thanks to these easy-to-do fixes

Budget Fixes for Drafty Windows

how to make tin-can luminaries for fall and halloween

Welcome trick-or-treaters by candlelight with festive punched-out luminaries made from leftover food cans

How to Create Tin-Can Lanterns

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One of our most-loved architecture styles is also our scariest

Why Victorians Make the Best Movie Haunted Houses

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Follow these 5 easy tips from a pro and you'll have pumpkin carving success! Then, enter the TOH Pumpkin Carving...

How to Carve a Pumpkin

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Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to control humidity throughout the house...

How to Install a Whole-House Dehumidifier

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This eerie "ghost" is poised and ready to startle unsuspecting visitors

How to Build a Wire Ghost

pumpkin carvings

Steal pumpkin-carving design ideas from this impressive harvest, plucked from the archives of our annual TOH ...

Editors' Picks: Best Pumpkin Carvings Ever

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This elegant storage piece comes together with off-the-shelf base kitchen cabinets and simple molding

How to Build a Sideboard from Stock Cabinets

exterior of the Jamestown Net Zero House in winter before it's This Old House remodel

The fortieth season begins in Newport, Rhode Island where Tommy picks up Kevin and drives him across the bridge to...

The Net-Zero Bungalow | The Jamestown Net-Zero House

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With a full collection of spooky specters, horrible happenings, and terrifying tales, these houses are truly...

8 Harrowingly Haunted Historic Houses

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Pro tips and pointers to carve a foam pumpkin using everyone's favorite Dremel rotary tool

How to Carve a Pumpkin With a Dremel Rotary Tool

Lighted Pumpkins

Your drill is the key to making this out-of-the-ordinary Halloween decoration

How to Create Beautiful Pumpkin Luminaries

You remember to change the batteries in your smoke/CO detectors. You have guards on your windows. There’s a high-tech...

Home Safety: Why You Should Conduct an Electrical Audit

Remodeled dining room

A blank box becomes an inviting gathering spot with new paint, molding, trim, and furniture

A Warm, Welcoming Dining Space for $1,474

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